diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/animeworld-api.yml b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/animeworld-api.yml
index 2ba24039b..c8a319a4b 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/animeworld-api.yml
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/animeworld-api.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ search:
   # if we have an id based search, add Season and Episode as query in name for UNIT3D < v6.  Else pass S/E Params for UNIT3D >= v6
     api_token: "{{ .Config.apikey }}"
     name: "{{ .Keywords }}"
-    $raw: "{{ if .Query.Season }}&seasonNumber={{ .Query.Season }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if .Query.Ep }}&episodeNumber={{ .Query.Ep }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if .Query.TMDBID }}&tmdbId={{ .Query.TMDBID }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if .Query.IMDBIDShort }}&imdbId={{ .Query.IMDBIDShort }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if  .Query.TVDBID }}&tvdbId={{ .Query.TVDBID }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ range .Categories }}&categories[]={{.}}{{end}}{{ if .Config.freeleech }}&free=1{{ else }}{{ end }}"
+    $raw: "{{ if .Query.Season }}&seasonNumber={{ .Query.Season }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if .Query.Ep }}&episodeNumber={{ .Query.Ep }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if .Query.TMDBID }}&tmdbId={{ .Query.TMDBID }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if .Query.IMDBIDShort }}&imdbId={{ .Query.IMDBIDShort }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if  .Query.TVDBID }}&tvdbId={{ .Query.TVDBID }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ range .Categories }}&categories[*]={{.}}{{end}}{{ if .Config.freeleech }}&free=1{{ else }}{{ end }}"
     sortField: "{{ .Config.sort }}"
     sortDirection: "{{ .Config.type }}"
     perPage: 100
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs b/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs
index 8499154d9..17b3c0b48 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs
@@ -468,12 +468,21 @@ namespace Jackett.Common.Indexers
                 var variable = RangeRegexMatches.Groups[1].Value;
                 var prefix = RangeRegexMatches.Groups[2].Value;
                 var postfix = RangeRegexMatches.Groups[3].Value;
+                var hasArrayIndex = prefix.Contains("[*]");
+                var arrayIndex = -1;
+                if (hasArrayIndex)
+                    prefix = prefix.Replace("[*]", "[-1]");
 
                 foreach (var value in (ICollection<string>)variables[variable])
                 {
                     var newvalue = value;
                     if (modifier != null)
                         newvalue = modifier(newvalue);
+                    if (hasArrayIndex)
+                    {
+                        prefix = prefix.Replace("[" + arrayIndex.ToString() + "]", "[" + (arrayIndex + 1).ToString() + "]");
+                        arrayIndex++;
+                    }
                     expanded += prefix + newvalue + postfix;
                 }
                 template = template.Replace(all, expanded);